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Past perfect vs past simple

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  • When they ____________ (have) lunch, they started their trip.
    had had
  • When I _______ (watch) TV, the lights _________ (go) out.
    When I watched TV, the lights had gone out.
  • ___________ (you/go) there before we went together?
    Had you gone
  • The film _________ (no/begin) when they arrived.
    hadn't begun
  • I ____________ (no/close) the door.
    hadn't closed
  • _____________ (my sister/be) sick for a long time?
    Had my sister been
  • Jane overslept because I ____________ (no/wake) her up.
    hadn't woken
  • Before they arrived, my dad ____________ (cut) the grass.
    had cut
  • He ___________ (visit) me yesterday evening.
    He had visited me yesterday evening.
  • Where _________ (she/work)?
    had she worked
  • He was very sad because his friend __________ (die).
    had died
  • When she arrived __________ (we/eat) already?
    had we eaten
  • When you _______ (call), ________ (they/eat) dinner?
    When you called, had they eaten dinner?
  • After he ________ (finish) school, he ________ (start) to work in a factory.
    After he had finished school, he started to work in a factory.
  • I _________ (no/know) that because you ______________ (no/tell) me.
    I didn't know that because you hadn't told me.
  • Before they arrived, ____________ (ride) her bike?
    had she ridden
  • ____________ (it/be) cold all week?
    Had it been
  • _______ (I/read) the book before the class?
    Had I read
  • They _________ (sell) everything before they __________ (move) to Glasgow.
    They had sold everything before they moved to Glasgow.
  • - What had they done? + Sarah and Mike ____________ (eat) a salad.
    Sarah and Mike had eaten a salad.
  • Why _________ (he/forget) about the meeting?
    had he forgotten
  • She __________ (say) that she ___________ (be) to Australia.
    She said that she had been to Australia.
  • When Sally __________ (arrive), Peter __________ (leave).
    When Sally arrived, Peter had left.
  • ____________ (rain) that morning?
    Had it rained that morning?